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How to say 'Hopping' in Japanese | ぴょんぴょん

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The Japanese word for Hopping is 'Pyonpyon', written as ぴょんぴょん in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Hopping

    Reading

    Pyonpyon

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb 'ぴょんぴょん (ぴょんぴょん)' describes the action of hopping or jumping repeatedly, often in a light or bouncy manner. It is commonly used to depict the movement of small animals like rabbits or frogs, or to describe someone or something moving energetically. For example: The rabbit is hopping「うさぎがぴょんぴょん跳ねている」(うさぎがぴょんぴょんはねている). The child is jumping around「子供がぴょんぴょん跳び回っている」(こどもがぴょんぴょんとびまわっている). This word is onomatopoeic and conveys a sense of lightness and repetition in movement.

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Frequency

    6982

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ぴょんぴょん

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Pi
  • hiragana

    ぴょ

    Reading

    Pyo
  • hiragana

    Reading

    N
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Yo

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'Pyonpyon' means 'Hopping' .

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